I am going to this venue later, never been before
Anybody else been...any comments..?

Thanks.

I've never been but they do some cracking brews you Pheasant Plucker.

Fantastic!

I live in Clitheroe and frequent often. It's a cracking venue and as an aside, my Grandma worked there when it was still a working mill.

If you are a real ale lover you will love it. Monday's and Tuesday' they have 'Drink it dry' beers where they put 6 beers on at half price when they are nearing the end of their kegs.

Food is good but, IMO a little overpriced...the Boland Beer Steak Pie is very tasty.

I may be there myself tonight and so if I am I shall wear my C&B shirt. If you see me with my wife, she is disabled' then please do come over and say hi!!!

4..cheers

I will do that.

Full of 10 bob millionaires

Bowlands beers have plummeted in quality since they moved.

More is definitely less.

Get yaself to the New Inn. Less pretentious . Far better beer. Live music! What's not to like!?

RingoMcCartney wrote:Full of 10 bob millionaires

Bowlands beers have plummeted in quality since they moved.

More is definitely less.

Get yaself to the New Inn. Less pretentious . Far better beer. Live music! What's not to like!?

OK.....that's fine, means I won't bump into your negative self!

I also live in Clitheroe and can second what ClaretDiver has said, can be quite busy on Friday and Saturday nights, so can take a few minutes to get served at peak times. 'The Engine' room is quite dramatic and a real show piece, you can also observe Bowland brewery in action via the large class screen.

It is currently being expanded £10 mill development, and food hall opening next week.

wickdkewlclaret wrote:I also live in Clitheroe and can second what ClaretDiver has said, can be quite busy on Friday and Saturday nights, so can take a few minutes to get served at peak times. 'The Engine' room is quite dramatic and a real show piece, you can also observe Bowland brewery in action via the large class screen.

It is currently being expanded £10 mill development, and food hall opening next week.

Looking forward to the food hall opening....should be some top drawer food in there if the articles I have read are correct!

RingoMcCartney wrote: Get yaself to the New Inn. Less pretentious . Far better beer. Live music! What's not to like!?

best pub in clitheroe by miles the new inn.

yet the best pint around is a bowland hen harrier from the lower buck at waddington.

ClaretDiver wrote:Looking forward to the food hall opening....should be some top drawer food in there if the articles I have read are correct!

Absolutely! Good to know it will be championing local food.

quoonbeatz wrote:best pub in clitheroe by miles the new inn.

yet the best pint around is a bowland hen harrier from the lower buck at waddington.

I don't mind the New Inn but it can be a bit awkward for non-locals sometimes....

wickdkewlclaret wrote:Absolutely! Good to know it will be championing local food.

I fear my weekly food budget may have to increase to cope OR I only take the missus twice a month not 4 times a month

I love the New Inn,great beer.The first pub i head for when visiting England.

quoonbeatz wrote:best pub in clitheroe by miles the new inn.

yet the best pint around is a bowland hen harrier from the lower buck at waddington.

The best pint is Harrier in the lower buck!?

You're obviously not going in the New Inn often enough!

Does Barry Allan still go in the New Inn anyone?

Wrong side o t'hill, imo

BleedingClaret wrote:Wrong side o t'hill, imo

Spread your wings Mr Claret, spread your wings!!! Go try a pint of Buster....a great ale!

Went for the first time last weekend and really enjoyed it. Lots of ale selections and all at a fairly reasonable price (£3.50ish)

Can understand the ten bob millionaires comment but I didn't let it get to me!

Food was tasty, like the decor and layout (huge 360 degree bar.

Added bonus, bumped into Paul Weller! Top bloke.

Claretmatt4 wrote:
Added bonus, bumped into Paul Weller! Top bloke.

You serious?? I was in there on Friday and Saturday evenings...damn it!

Two of us will be in there tonight early doors for a bite to eat and a few scoops before heading
to The Grand to watch Laurence Jones.

Here's a snippet of what we are to witness :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLKgPijIe74" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

See y'all there maybe.

ClaretDiver wrote:I don't mind the New Inn but it can be a bit awkward for non-locals sometimes....

Had a similar experience many moons back. Used to be regular. Mind you, probably different owners. The hubby and wife hated each other and took it out on the clientele. He finally explained it and turned out to be a lovely bloke.

ClaretDiver wrote:Spread your wings Mr Claret, spread your wings!!! Go try a pint of Buster....a great ale!

True story this.

I once whilst working for a national firm, from a branch based in Burnley visited a customer in Clitheroe, a lady around 50 ish, I suggested she come to our premises in Burnley, to view the plans I was to do for her, she went quiet and a little pale before saying " I've never actually been to Burnley"
She looked genuinely scared, so i enquired as to whether she was new to the area and had maybe been told to avoid the town, "no" she replied "I was born in Clitheroe and have lived here all my life.
what a difference a hill makes, look at them Yorkshire types, dull as ditch water...................

ClaretDiver wrote:I don't mind the New Inn but it can be a bit awkward for non-locals sometimes....

hold on a minute, you told me to spread my wings in post 18, looks like i'd get them clipped.

Funkydrummer wrote:Two of us will be in there tonight early doors for a bite to eat and a few scoops before heading
to The Grand to watch Laurence Jones.

Here's a snippet of what we are to witness :-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLKgPijIe74" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

See y'all there maybe.

Shame, I was there behind the desk last night.

Did you enjoy?

d[-_-]b wrote:Shame, I was there behind the desk last night.

Did you enjoy?

That young guy is fantastic, a real credit to the art of Blues Rock guitar playing. I have seen him
twice before, but last night was yet another leap forward in his incredible development. The bass player
and drummer were different to what I have seen live before, and the keyboard player I remember from King King.
A really nice guy to boot - loved the way he leapt straight off the stage at the end to be with his family.

Will be seeing him again on 30th July in Holmfirth as support for Kenny Wayne Shepherd.

It may be you that I tried to have a word with at the end of the night, but two young lads were
talking to you and never looked like shutting up !

Not just saying it, but the sound was very good last night, well done if that was down to you my
fellow claret.

Funkydrummer wrote: It may be you that I tried to have a word with at the end of the night, but two young lads were
talking to you and never looked like shutting up !

Not just saying it, but the sound was very good last night, well done if that was down to you my
fellow claret.

Haha, no - it was my trusty deputy on the sound last night; he's a good engineer. It was my turn to have fun with smoke and lights. I'll pass on your comment to him though, appreciate it. We have a great system down here, makes it better with some real talent like Laurence on stage too.

Glad you enjoyed it! Come say hello next time. Just barge the talkative young lads out of the way

It's a glorified drinking trough for the local bison. Nothing more.

Don't agree that £3.50 a pint is reasonable

basil6345789 wrote:Don't agree that £3.50 a pint is reasonable

It depends on what's sh!t you usually drink. I find 3.50 for a decent pint of ale in a great surroundings quite reasonable!

Pstotto wrote:It's a glorified drinking trough for the local bison. Nothing more.

And where might you usually drink? I, for one, really like the setting and the fact they have kept the feel of the old mill as part of the decor. Just a shame my gran never got to see it after she spent many years working on that particular mill.

Dear Claretdiver, I can assure you that I never drink ****. Hen Harrier is indeed a nice ale and I regularly drink it in The Kettledrum, Cliviger, at £2.90 a pint (post price increases). This is as upmarket a place as The Whalley/ Clitheroe circuit(ask Stan). Similar ales are to be had within the £2.60 to £3.00 range in many decent places and I realise that pubs can't knock it out at Wetherspoon prices. I also dislike the trend towards naming keg beers "Craft" and shoving a quid on the price, which seems to be the norm in "pants down" places.

Claretmatt4 wrote:Went for the first time last weekend and really enjoyed it. Lots of ale selections and all at a fairly reasonable price (£3.50ish)

Can understand the ten bob millionaires comment but I didn't let it get to me!

Food was tasty, like the decor and layout (huge 360 degree bar.

Added bonus, bumped into Paul Weller! Top bloke.

Which one though

All my relatives that worked in the mills, wanted them pulled down and the oppression destroyed forever. It might be charming to you but not necessarily for those under the cosh of the oppression. People think it's trendy to have stone floors in a pub but my grandad hated it and would only want to go in a pub with carpets.

Lower Buck in Waddington is a nice pub, but it means driving. Also they have Bowland Brewery ales, if that's of interest.

d[-_-]b wrote:Haha, no - it was my trusty deputy on the sound last night; he's a good engineer. It was my turn to have fun with smoke and lights. I'll pass on your comment to him though, appreciate it. We have a great system down here, makes it better with some real talent like Laurence on stage too.

Glad you enjoyed it! Come say hello next time. Just barge the talkative young lads out of the way

Thanks for the invite, I will take you up on that if you don't mind, as always been interested in sound engineering - especially
how to mic up a drum kit correctly. Because of noise restrictions I am playing on an electronic Yamaha kit now.

Can't say when I will be there next - nothing booked at the moment.

In addition to serving the Bowland range of beers, Holmes Mill also serves ever changing guest beers which for the most part seem to be from northern micro breweries.
I'm not quite so keen on the food. Very well presented for the most part but often lacking quantity and rather greasy. Expect to pay top end prices for pub food.

BleedingClaret wrote:True story this.

I once whilst working for a national firm, from a branch based in Burnley visited a customer in Clitheroe, a lady around 50 ish, I suggested she come to our premises in Burnley, to view the plans I was to do for her, she went quiet and a little pale before saying " I've never actually been to Burnley"
She looked genuinely scared, so i enquired as to whether she was new to the area and had maybe been told to avoid the town, "no" she replied "I was born in Clitheroe and have lived here all my life.
what a difference a hill makes, look at them Yorkshire types, dull as ditch water...................

And you use the dullest of stories I've ever read on here to help illustrate your point.

bedfords wrote:And you use the dullest of stories I've ever read on here to help illustrate your point.

I'm currently going through my dull as ditch water phase of life.

Probably have a sideline in local cricketers as well